Bellevue on WGN America: Cancelled Anna Paquin Series Debuts Tonight

by Cindy McLennan, January 23, 2018

(WGN America)

Even though it is over before it started, the already-cancelled Bellevue TV show premieres tonight, January 23, 2018 on WGN America at 10:00pm ET/PT. The Canadian TV series originally debuted on CBC in February of 2017. A second season had been in development at that network, but last May, executive producer Adrienne Mitchell announced it would not move forward.

When CBC passed on Bellevue season two. Mitchell addressed the cancellation with the website, TV, eh?:

It turns out Bellevue‘s fate is as mysterious as the show itself. After reporting last Friday that a second season was being developed for CBC came a troubling update: there is no home for the Anna Paquin-Shawn Doyle led series after all.

“To clarify, though Season 2 of Bellevue has been in development with CBC, unfortunately, production of a follow-up season is currently not moving forward,” Mitchell wrote. “We are incredibly proud of our talented cast and crew who worked so tirelessly to bring this beautiful series to life. We also feel there are more stories to tell and we’ll be looking for other opportunities to bring this to fruition. In a town like Bellevue, the future is never as it seems!”

While Mitchell first announced CBC had passed on a second season of Bellevue, back in May, there has been no news of a season two renewal by another network or streaming service.

What do you think? Do you plan to watch the Bellevue TV series premiere, or does knowing it is cancelled make you feel like it’s not worth it? Let us know, below.

I’m afraid to watch anything on WGN anymore. I watched Manhattan and it was canceled. I watched Salem and it was canceled. It’s maybe best to stay away from any shows on WGN until they build up a few seasons and can mount a conclusion and watch them on Hulu.

It was a cheaply produced Canadian series. With the impending Tribune Media sale to Sinclair Broadcasting they moved away from original programming like Manhattan. Salem. and Underground . To import relatively cheap garbage like this. I have major concerns about the power Sinclair will have once the deal is done.